Which terminal does Norwegian Cruise Line use in Florida, and where does the car drop you?

PortMiami's page assigns Norwegian Cruise Line Terminal B, 1761 N. Cruise Blvd., and Norwegian's own directions say to use that address on the second level; at Port Canaveral the line says it normally sails from Terminals 5 and 6, and at Tampa it names Terminal 2, 651 Channelside Drive, with your e-documents deciding (PortMiami, n.d.; Norwegian Cruise Line, n.d.).

At PortMiami: PortMiami's own page assigns Norwegian Cruise Line Terminal B at 1761 N. Cruise Blvd. (PortMiami, n.d.). Norwegian's driving-directions page gives PortMiami as 1015 N. America Way and says to use 1761 N. Cruise Blvd. on the second level, the address the port itself gives for Terminal B, then to follow the signs to the designated terminal. It says parking is in Garage B, operated by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, with no rate printed, and that taxis are available. (Norwegian Cruise Line, n.d.).

At Port Canaveral: Port Canaveral's own page assigns Norwegian Cruise Line no terminal: it names no line for the terminals the line describes (Port Canaveral, n.d.). Its Port Canaveral page says Norwegian normally sails from Cruise Terminal 5 and Cruise Terminal 6, that this can change, and to read the eDocs after online check-in for the terminal's address. Its directions page gives 9050 Discovery Rd. and says to follow the signs to the A-side (north) terminals, that passenger and luggage drop-off is in front of the terminal or in the parking area, and that parking is paid on arrival with no reservation; its two pages print different daily rates, $20 plus tax on one and $17 on the other, both subject to change by the port authority. (Norwegian Cruise Line, n.d.).

At Port Tampa Bay: Port Tampa Bay's own page assigns Norwegian Cruise Line no terminal: it names no line for the terminals the line describes (Port Tampa Bay, n.d.). Its directions page names Cruise Terminal 2 at 651 Channelside Dr., says parking for Terminals 2 and 3 is in the Channelside garage across the street at 810 Channelside Drive at $14 a day per space with no reservation, that parking for Terminal 6 is at the terminal, and that valet is offered at every terminal for a charge it does not print. (Norwegian Cruise Line, n.d.).

Norwegian's cruise-preparation page says the boarding time in the e-documents is the time to arrive at the terminal, asks guests not to arrive more than an hour before it, and strongly recommends being on board no later than two hours before departure. It says online check-in should be completed at least three days before the cruise or boarding may be denied, that a pier arrival check-in time is booked 21 days before departure, and that porters take luggage as soon as guests reach the pier. (Norwegian Cruise Line, n.d.).

Not on the pages I read: a ride-share, taxi or private-car point at Miami or Tampa; which of its two Port Canaveral parking rates applies; the page served its Spanish edition to our reader, and the English text may differ in wording. A terminal is the cruise line's to change, and a port's page and a line's page do not always agree on a street name or a rate, so the desk checks your cruise documents against both the day before the car is sent.

What the car does: give the desk the ship, the sailing date and the flight, and the car is sent to the terminal address your documents name, planned against the line's own check-in deadline rather than the drive. The fare is agreed before the car moves, the captain watches the flight, and the pickup after the cruise is at the same terminal.